1677. This is a used item. Please see item description for further details. Spotswood, John. The History of the Church and State of Scotland, Beginning in the Year of Our Lord 203, and continued to the end of the Reign of King James the VI. of ever blessed Memory. Fourth edition, Corrected, Royston, London 1677. Small folio; Half title, engraved portrait, [20], 546,[20],47,[i]. Fine engraved portrait if of King Charles. Contemporary full goatskin, raised bands to spine, orange brown lettering piece. Upper joint just starting at top. A Very Good copy indeed. From the library at Pitchford Hall, Shropshire.

Ad 1: Knuttel 13073; ad 2: Knuttel 13074; ad 3: Knuttel 12668; ad 4: Tiele, Pamfletten 8445; not in Knuttel; ad 5: Knuttel 12669; ad 6: Knuttel 12729; ad 7: Knuttel 13070. Collection of seven pamphlets on current affairs, most importantly the Glorious Revolution and the Nine Years' War against France. The first five pamphlets contain (satirical) dialogues on current politics as seen through magic glasses and binoculars, the sixth a dialogue between the ghost of Charles V and a doorkeeper and the seventh a farcical play in verse.In 1677 the Dutch stadholder Willem III married Mary Stuart, the Protestant daughter of the Catholic King James II of England, and in 1688 they accepted the English crown together as King William III and Queen Mary, starting the so-called Glorious Revolution. That also made him the undisputed leader of the European coalition of England, the Dutch Republic, Austria and the German Protestant states against the aggressive policy of France in the person of King Louis XIV.With a manuscript table of contents on the first flyleaf, listing 6 of the 7 parts. Some leaves slightly browned and the binding a bit rubbed, but otherwise in good condition.

Printed for Robert White, T. Basset, F Wright, R. Chilwell, G. Dawes and T. Sawbridge, London, 1677. Tall folio. [3] including half-title and title page; [21]pp Preface; [21]pp Contents; Frontis engraving of Sir Walter Raleigh; 54pp "The Life of Sir Walter Raleigh"; 885pp History of the World; [26]pp Chronological Table; [18]pp Alphabetical Table. Hardcover in full calfskin leather binding with six raised bands on spine, illustrated with city views and maps, red edge on all sides. Hinges reinforced, scuffing, rubbing, stray writing, breaks in leather, foxing fading, bumped boards, bumped corners. Sir Walter Raleigh, a 16th-century English explorer and writer, is most known for his South American voyage in hopes of discovering the City of Gold . While imprisoned for treason, he composed his famous book History of the World a historical view of the world with a heavy emphasis on geography. Even though the work was written as a history book, Raleigh intended to provide advice to King James I of England on how to handle his reign and his feelings toward princes. This 1677 early edition includes a life of the author, which is attributed to John Shirley (Brushfield). Brushfield continues on this work: After its publication in 1614, the king endeavored to suppress it. This was not carried into effect, as the work was published [and] three separate issues of it appeared the same year. But [the first] and the second edition of 1617 were destitute of [printed] title-pages; and as these alone contained the name of the author, the work was virtually anonymous This work covers five dist
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William Crook, 1677. Leather bound. Fine. The Second Edition. London: Printed for Will. Crook, at the Green Dragon without Temple-Barre, 1677. Title-page, To the Reader [A3] 18pp., Books Newly Printed for William Crook [A3}, a second title-page "Homer's Illiads to Which is Added Homer's Odyses, Both in English by Tho. Hobbes of Malmsbury. London: Printed for William Crooke, at the Green Dragon without Temple-Bar next Devereux-Court, 1684". The Contents Page [A2, A3]. Catalog of Books Printed for W. Crooke, at the Sign of the Green Dragon without Temple-Bar, 1684 [pp7-12]. The Iliad [pp1-384]. Title-page Homer's Odysses. Translated out of Greek, by Tho. Hobbes of Malmsbury. The Second Edition. London: Printed for W. Crook, at the green Dragon without Temple-Barr, 1677. Verso: Licensed, Roger L'Estrange. The Life of Homer: Collected and Written by J. Wallim [B2, B3] 4pp. Hom. Odyss. [pp1-301] The Contents. 12mo. The original marbled-paper boards with later half-leather, shallow raised bands. Contemporary faded ink numbers written on Verso page of Odyss, tear on edge of last page of contents, textblock is sound with mild age-toning. Overall a Fine attractive leatherbound hardcover.

William Crook, 1677. The Second Edition. London: Printed for Will. Crook, at the Green Dragon without Temple-Barre, 1677. Title-page, To the Reader [A3] 18pp., Books Newly Printed for William Crook [A3}, a second title-page "Homer's Illiads to Which is Added Homer's Odyses, Both in English by Tho. Hobbes of Malmsbury. London: Printed for William Crooke, at the Green Dragon without Temple-Bar next Devereux-Court, 1684". The Contents Page [A2, A3]. Catalog of Books Printed for W. Crooke, at the Sign of the Green Dragon without Temple-Bar, 1684 [pp7-12]. The Iliad [pp1-384]. Title-page Homer's Odysses. Translated out of Greek, by Tho. Hobbes of Malmsbury. The Second Edition. London: Printed for W. Crook, at the green Dragon without Temple-Barr, 1677. Verso: Licensed, Roger L'Estrange. The Life of Homer: Collected and Written by J. Wallim [B2, B3] 4pp. Hom. Odyss. [pp1-301] The Contents. 12mo. The original marbled-paper boards with later half-leather, shallow raised bands. Contemporary faded ink numbers written on Verso page of Odyss, tear on edge of last page of contents, textblock is sound with mild age-toning. Overall a Fine attractive leatherbound hardcover. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

1677. London: Printed by J.M. [John Martyn] and are to be sold by the Booksellers in London., 1677 [1676]. Contemporary Full Calf ruled in blind shows wear. Front board light extremity flay, front joint split, but attached and holding firm. Rear joint/hinge not cracked or split. Royal Society's Jonas Moore initial Imprimatur leaf present with corner repair. Contemporary owner to top edge Title, damp stain bottom corner fully dissipated by The Preface or Introduction. Old repair to verso Contents leaf. Internals in generally Good or better condition with a few leaves showing wear, some scattered spotting, wax drops, sporadic extremity dampstains. All text legible. Collated, lacking leaves Z2,Z3, and Ll, Ll4 with no evidence of removal. Single quilled word or two, pgs. 189/245/311 with short note to 277, and appear to be in the hand of the contemporary owner quilled on Title Page. Good+ Antiquarian condition. [Wing W1230]. First Edition. Full Leather, Sewn. Good+. Folio - over 11½" tall. Oversized Safely, Securely Packed. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

London: R. Everingham for the Author, and are to be sold by T. Parkhurst, and N. Simmons, 1677. 1677 1st ed Yarranton England Improvement Economics Dutch Wars London Fires BeerAndrew Yarranton was a 17th-century English engineer who is best remembered for his improvements to English waterways, which eventually made them more navigable to sea goers. His waterway improvements, along with several other notable infrastructural upgrades. However, Yarranton also sought to improve England's economic status regarding the financial war with the Dutch.According to the DNB, this work"was one of the first promoting inland navigation on rivers & canals, amongst other modern economic ideas (including the establishment of a national land registry). It was influential because it gave the economic arguments for such projects rather than the technical aspects of their construction."Item number: #8222Price: $950YARRANTON, AndrewEngland's improvement by sea and land: To out-do the Dutch without fighting, to pay debts without moneys, to set at work all the poor of England with the growth of our own lands. To prevent unnecessary suits in law; with the benefit of a voluntary register. Directions where vast quantities of timber are to be had for the building of ships; with the advantage of making the great rivers of England navigable. Rules to prevent fires in London, and other great cities; with directions how the several companies of handicraftsmen in London may always have cheap bread and drinkLondon: printed by R. Everingham for the Author, and are to be sold by T. Parkhurst, and N. Simmons, M
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London: Tho Newcomb, 1677. Click here to see our other books! A Genealogical History of the Kings of England and Monarchs of Great Britain &c In Seven Parts or Books Francis Sandford 1677 Tho Newcomb : London 14.5" by 9.5" [8], 82, 83-94 [leaves], 95-578, [12]pp SUMMARY The very scarce first edition of this beautifully engraved historical work on the monarchs of England First Edition,Illustrated,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION Francis Sandford was an Anglo-Irish herald and genealogist. He laboured over his historical works which include a history of the coronation of King James II. He also wrote a genealogical history of the Kings of Portugal. This is the first edition of this work, it was continued in the second edition of 1683 by Samuel Stebbing. With the register: [2], a4, B-O2, [1], R-2B2, (*)-3(*)2, 2C-2T2, *2T2, 2U-7F, *-3*2 The sumptuous engravings are by Richard Gaywood, Francis Barlow and Wenceslaus Hollar. They depict seals and funerary monuments, and the elaborate headpieces incorporate medallion portraits. Wenceslaus Hollar was a famed Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century. He was one of the most prolific artists of his time. One of his most famous etchings is his picture of the 'Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp)'. With 5 engraved folding plates, 57 full-page engravings (including 2 lettered A and B, the rest counted in the pagination) and numerous engraved headpieces and
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Theatre In Oxford, Oxford, 1677. Contemporary full calf, re-backed at some point, in tidy condition, endpapeers a little discoloured, text bright with light occasional, spotting complete with 16 engraved plates after Robert Burghers, and the decorative folding map, all in very good, clean condition, a little taped repair to the map. Imprimatur leaf, engraved title page, dedication, introduction, 358pp, errata leaf, 10pp index. Robert Plot, 1640-96, was the first professor of chemistry at Oxford University and a fellow of the Royal Society Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

ont> Tho Newcomb : London, 1677 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. The very scarce first edition of this beautifully engraved historical work on the monarchs of England Francis Sandford was an Anglo-Irish herald and genealogist. He laboured over his historical works which include a history of the coronation of King James II. He also wrote a genealogical history of the Kings of Portugal. This is the first edition of this work, it was continued in the second edition of 1683 by Samuel Stebbing. With the register: [2], a4, B-O2, [1], R-2B2, (*)-3(*)2, 2C-2T2, *2T2, 2U-7F, *-3*2 The sumptuous engravings are by Richard Gaywood, Francis Barlow and Wenceslaus Hollar. They depict seals and funerary monuments, and the elaborate headpieces incorporate medallion portraits. Wenceslaus Hollar was a famed Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century. He was one of the most prolific artists of his time. One of his most famous etchings is his picture of the 'Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp)'. With 5 engraved folding plates, 57 full-page engravings (including 2 lettered A and B, the rest counted in the pagination) and numerous engraved headpieces and vignettes in the text. There are also large floral woodcut ornamental letters. To the front pastedown is the bookplate of George Kenyon (1666-1728), of Peel Hall, Lancashire. George Kenyon was an influential Lancashire Tory and vice-chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, 1706-15. 'A handsome, well-printed folio, a great part of which is taken up with the natural children of royal fathers, which may have been elegant flattery of the reignin
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R. Everingham for the Author, and are to be sold by T. Parkhurst, and N. Simmons. 1677 1st ed Yarranton England Improvement Economics Dutch Wars London Fires Beer Andrew Yarranton was a 17th-century English engineer who is best remembered for his improvements to English waterways, which eventually made them more navigable to sea goers. His waterway improvements, along with several other notable infrastructural upgrades. However, Yarranton also sought to improve Englands economic status regarding the financial war with the Dutch. According to the DNB, this work was one of the first promoting inland navigation on rivers & canals, amongst other modern economic ideas (including the establishment of a national land registry). It was influential because it gave the economic arguments for such projects rather than the technical aspects of their construction. Item number: #8222 Price: $950 YARRANTON, Andrew England's improvement by sea and land: To out-do the Dutch without fighting, to pay debts without moneys, to set at work all the poor of England with the growth of our own lands. To prevent unnecessary suits in law; with the benefit of a voluntary register. Directions where vast quantities of timber are to be had for the building of ships; with the advantage of making the great rivers of England navigable. Rules to prevent fires in London, and other great cities; with directions how the several companies of handicraftsmen in London may always have cheap bread and drink London: printed by R. Everingham for the Author, and are to be sold by T. Parkhurst, and N. Simmons, M DC LX
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Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Theodor Philipp Calvisius. Shoepffer's TRACTATUM DE BRAXANDI 1677 Reinheitsgebot German Beer Legal Treatise Shoepffer's TRACTATUM DE BRAXANDI 1677 Reinheitsgebot German Beer Legal Treatise POB#44503 TITLE: Tractatum succinctum de Braxandi eidemque annexis iuribus, pluribus in foro frequentibus AUTHOR: Theodosius Schoepffer PUBLISHER: Francofurti; Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Calvisius, Theodor Philipp, printer. DATE: 1677 DESCRIPTION: [12], 340 pages [This work only. There are two works in one volume] CONDITION NOTES: VERY GOOD. Solid period vellum binding with darkened spine and uneven toning to the covers. Tight page attachment, and pleasantly toned pages with a few small corner and edge creases mostly in the binder blanks. Edges of the cover are nibbled with tiny loses. BINDING: Full period vellum. Inscribed titles on spine, also "Tom K" possibly indicating a user's library set. . Tractatum Succinctum de Braxandi concerns the European laws of brewing beer, compiled by Theodore Schoepffer, a busy compiler of legal texts with many works to his credit. Of interest to beer historians, Tractatum Succinctum de Braxandi predates unified Germany's Reinheitsgebot by nearly two centuries [it's discussed in Shoepffer as a significant Bavarian regulation, but many other principalities had their own laws in 1670s]. Shoepffer's Tractum surveys a variegated patchwork of official recipes, edicts, and guild restrictions illuminating local beer production customs throughout Central Europe. Prior to the introduction of industrial yeast and national production regulations in the 19
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London: Tho. Newcomb, for Jonathan Edwin, 1677. All intact in its original suit of clothes; lacking [plate 1] frontis of Julius Caesar with facsimile lain in. All else is present, including fourteen plates - nine of which are fold out. See detailed description below for the particulars. A wonderful portal into time - and all in English! [Caesar, Julius, C.], Clement Edmonds trans., THE COMMENTARIES OF C. JULIUS CAESAR, OF HIS WARS IN GALLIA; AND THE CIVIL WARS BETWIXT HIM AND POMPEY. Translated into English; With Many Excellent and Judicious Observations Thereupon. As also the Art of our Modern Training, or Tactick Practice. Whereunto is adjoyned the Eighth Commentary of the Wars in Gallia; with some short Observations Upon It. Together with the Life of Caesar, and an Account of His Medals; Revised, Corrected, and Enlarged., [London]:In the Savoy, Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Jonathan Edwin, at the Three Roses in Ludgatestreet, 1677. Revised ed. full leather hardcover w/gilt titling on black leather label, Folio (12.125 x 7.5"), Good+/n.a., [44], 332pp., [8]. Full leather binding has light cracking to front and rear boards as well as the spine, spine is well chipped at the head and tail, front joint is started at the head, front hinge shows evidence of reinforcing tape having been removed, rear hinge is reinforced, has been re-backed at some point using contemporary boards, (likely during its sojourn at the New Jersey Historical Society.), said rebinding did create some sporadic light loss to printed marginal notes only, library and bookplate of New Jersey Historical Soci
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At the Theatre, Oxford, 1677. Saul and Samuel at Endor, or the New Waies of Salvation and Service, Which usually tempt Men to Rome, and detain them there. Truly Represented, and Refuted. As also A Brief Account of R. F. his Missale Vindicatum, or Vindication of the Roman Mass. By the same Author. Engraved frontispiece. First edition. 8vo. [198 x 130 x 37 mm]. [8]ff, 413, [1], [2]blank pp. Bound in contemporary stained calf, the covers with a blind double fillet border and a blind double fillet running parallel to the spine. The spine divided into six panels with raised bands, the second panel with a manuscript paper label, plain endleaves, red sprinkled edges. (A little rubbed). Wing B.4423. The issue without Leak's name in the imprint. With the initial imprimatur leaf and final blank. A very good copy. With the bookplate of Viscount Palmerston, superimposed with an engraved label lettered "East Sheen". Temple Grove estate in East Sheen, Surrey, was sold by Sir Rushout Cullen to Sir John Temple, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons soon after 1677. In 1723 his son, Henry Temple (c.1673-1757) was created 1st Viscount Palmerston. Pinterest offers an image of the same bookplate with a label lettered "Hanover Square" and attributes it to Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Temple (1739-1802). He died at his home in Hanover Square, and his son Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) sold the East Sheen estate soon after coming of age in 1805. He found fame and increased his fortune as Foreign Secretary and served twice as Prime Minster. The books remained in the family an
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First Edition. London, Printed by William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery [sic] [Shrewsbury] at the Sign of the Bible in Duke-Lane, 1677. Large Quarto. Portrait - Frontispice of Matthew Hale, [10], 380 pages. All edges red. Very interesting, contemporary annotations in ink to nearly every paragraph of the pages 1 - 47. The annotations closely cropped with some frequent text-loss to the annotations only (text-loss ranges from only a few letters to full words along each page but the meaning is still conceivable). The extensive annotations reflect not only on Descartes supposition on Epicurus „what colour of evidence have we of the various Configurations of his Atomes", but also the chapter in which Hale is „Touching the Excellency of the Humane Nature in general" is commented insections in which the sense of Vegetables is elaborated on as is on the senses: Touching, Smelling, Tasting, Hearing, Seeing. All annotations wonderfully speculative and in a very readable hand.Hardcover / Original boards without the original leather. Name of preowner written in ink on titlepage: „Jon. Falkner" [Jonathan Falkner or John Falkner]. From the library of Richard Meade, Ballymartle, County Cork, with his bookplate loosely inserted. Binding in poor condition. Front hinge and frontispiece cleanly detached. IMPORTANT: Besides a faded dampstain to the outer margins of some pages, the interior bookblock including the portrait of Matthew Hale (only slightly creased) in unusually excellent condition. Only in very few places some slight fraying to the edges(pages 19-22). Perfect candidate for a new b
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Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Theodor Philipp Calvisius. Shoepffer's TRACTATUM DE BRAXANDI 1677 Reinheitsgebot German Beer Legal Treatise Shoepffer's TRACTATUM DE BRAXANDI 1677 Reinheitsgebot German Beer Legal Treatise POB#44503 TITLE: Tractatum succinctum de Braxandi eidemque annexis iuribus, pluribus in foro frequentibus AUTHOR: Theodosius Schoepffer PUBLISHER: Francofurti; Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Calvisius, Theodor Philipp, printer. DATE: 1677 DESCRIPTION: [12], 340 pages [This work only. There are two works in one volume] CONDITION NOTES: VERY GOOD. Solid period vellum binding with darkened spine and uneven toning to the covers. Tight page attachment, and pleasantly toned pages with a few small corner and edge creases mostly in the binder blanks. Edges of the cover are nibbled with tiny loses. BINDING: Full period vellum. Inscribed titles on spine, also "Tom K" possibly indicating a user's library set. . Tractatum Succinctum de Braxandi concerns the European laws of brewing beer, compiled by Theodore Schoepffer, a busy compiler of legal texts with many works to his credit. Of interest to beer historians, Tractatum Succinctum de Braxandi predates unified Germany's Reinheitsgebot by nearly two centuries [it's discussed in Shoepffer as a significant Bavarian regulation, but many other principalities had their own laws in 1670s]. Shoepffer's Tractum surveys a variegated patchwork of official recipes, edicts, and guild restrictions illuminating local beer production customs throughout Central Europe. Prior to the introduction of industrial yeast and national production regulations in the 19
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"Printed at the Theater in Oxford: and are to be had there: And in London at Mr. S. Millers, at the Star near the West-end of St. Pauls Church-yard. 1677". Tall quarto measuring approx. 12 x 7.2 inches, bound in period full leather with [later] armorial stamp in gilt on front and rear covers, spine in 6 compartments with one dark red label lettered in gilt, subtle marbled endpapers; paginated [12], 358, [14] p, 16 engraved plates, LACKING LARGE FOLDING MAP; internally clean tight and only occasional light pencil mark, covers rubbed and bumped at corners and edges, later armorial-style bookplate on front pastedown; for some reason, the front free endpaper was at some time pasted to the first blank leaf. According to the University of Toronto Libraries, the armorial emblem is that of "Stuart, William (1798 - 1874) (Stamp 1)". They say "The Royal Library at Windsor has a large number of books that belonged to Lord Stuart de Rothesay and to William Stuart. The latter bought many books at the sale of the former and often added his arms to books that had belonged to him, but were without his arms." A previous owner has attributed this armorial to "Baron Stuart de Rothsay" [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

1677. "Carta geografica tratta dal ""Mercurio Geografico"", raccolta di carte edita a Roma tra il 1660 ed il 1730 dalla tipografia de Rossi. La carta deriva da una mappa molto simile di Guillaume Sanson del 1669. Rispetto a quest'ultima, la carta di De Rossi presenta alcune aggiunte, quali l'Islanda, le Isole Britanniche, e il toponimo ""C Blanco"" sulla costa della California. La forma dell'isola di California è quella derivata da Foxe del 1635. Incisione in rame, coloritura coeva dei contorni in ottimo stato di conservazione." "Map taken from ""Mercurio Geografico, a collection of maps published in Rome between 1660 and 1730 from the printing de Rossi. Over the years, the atlas was enriched by a growing number of cards. Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi's map of North America is based on the work of French cartographer, Guillaume Sanson, and his map of 1669. De Rossi also includes a dominant island California as Sanson had done. The map was published in De Rossi's ""Mercurio Geografico"" - this example is the first state of the map dated 1677 (later states appeared in 1687 and c.1715). As well as the island form given to California, De Rossi also shows an interesting delineation of five Great Lakes with the western parts still undefined in this state. Florida is shown in a rather ""squat"" form yet coastal detail further north, including the Chesapeake, Cape Cod and so on, is very much recognisable. According to Burden, it is not known whether De Rossi's work had Sanson's permission or whether it was direct plagiarism - either way, Sanson is credited in the decorative title carto
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London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1677. Jonathan Mitchell, (Mitchil) A Discourse of the Glory to which God hath called believers by Jesus Christ. Delivered in some sermons out of the I Pet. 5 chap. 10 ver. Together with an annexed letter. Both, by that eminent and worthy minister of the Gospel, Mr Jonathan Mitchel, late pastor to the church at Cambridge in New-England. Printed for Nathaniel Ponder, 1677, FIRST EDITION, each part with a caption title, pp. [xiv], 263, 21, small 8vo, contemporary speckled calf, double blind fillets on both sides, spine richly gilt in compartment, red lettering piece, gilt edges, short crack at foot of upper joint, very good (Sabin 49655; ESTC R36603)Mitchel was born in Halifax, W. Yorks, but moved, aged 11, with his parents to New England to escape religious persecution. In his adult life of Massachusetts, both lay and religious. 'The main source of Mitchel's life is Cotton Mather's Ecclesiastes, or, The life of Mr Jonathan Mitchel', printed in Magnalia Christi Americana. Mather based his account in part on the Latin diary, Vitae hypomnemata, that Mitchel kept for most of his adult life but that has not survived. Mather vividly describes Mitchel preaching from the pulpit: 'He would speak with such a Transcendent Majesty and Liveliness, that the People... would often Shake under his Dispensations, as if they had Heard the Sound of the Trumpets from the Burning Mountain' (Mather, Magnalia Christi, 4.174)' (ODNB).The collation is as per ESTC (and Harvard in particular) which notes that the title-page is A2; Sabin calls for 16 preliminary pages. 'Mitchil'
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1677. Devotional Writings of Sir Matthew Hale [Hale, Sir Matthew (1609-1676)]. Contemplations Moral and Divine. By a Person of Great Learning and Judgment. Imprimatur. Ex Aedibus Lambethanis, Martii 13. 1675/6. Antonius Saunders, Reverendissimo Dno, Domino Gilberto Archi-Episc. Cant. A Sacris Domesticis. London: Printed by William Godbid, For William Shrowsbury, 1677. [xvi], 528 pp. Octavo (6-3/4" x 4"). Later period-style calf, blind fillets to boards, raised bands, blind ornaments and lettering piece to spine, edges rouged, marbled endpapers. A few minor scratches and nicks to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, spine ends bumped, hinges cracked. Moderate toning to text, occasional faint dampstaining to upper corners of text block, light foxing to a few leaves, title page has brief early annotation (identifying Hale as author) in miniscule hand. * Second edition. One of the great English jurists of the seventeenth century, Hale was chief baron of the Exchequer from 1660 to 1666, when he became chief justice of the King's Bench. The Contemplations, a collection of spiritual essays and poems, indicate the depth of his religiosity. This is especially evident in such pieces as "Of the Consideration of Our Latter End," "Of the Knowledge of Christ Crucified," "The Victory of Faith Over the World," "The Great Audit" and "Poems Upon Christmas Day." This book is complete in itself and bibliographically distinct. In 1677 Godbid published a companion volume, also bibliographically distinct, titled Contemplations Moral and Divine. The Second Part. English Short-Title Catalogue R
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London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1677. Jonathan Mitchell, (Mitchil) A Discourse of the Glory to which God hath called believers by Jesus Christ. Delivered in some sermons out of the I Pet. 5 chap. 10 ver. Together with an annexed letter. Both, by that eminent and worthy minister of the Gospel, Mr Jonathan Mitchel, late pastor to the church at Cambridge in New-England. Printed for Nathaniel Ponder, 1677, FIRST EDITION, each part with a caption title, pp. [xiv], 263, 21, small 8vo, contemporary speckled calf, double blind fillets on both sides, spine richly gilt in compartment, red lettering piece, gilt edges, short crack at foot of upper joint, very good (Sabin 49655; ESTC R36603) Mitchel was born in Halifax, W. Yorks, but moved, aged 11, with his parents to New England to escape religious persecution. In his adult life of Massachusetts, both lay and religious. 'The main source of Mitchel's life is Cotton Mather's Ecclesiastes, or, The life of Mr Jonathan Mitchel', printed in Magnalia Christi Americana. Mather based his account in part on the Latin diary, Vitae hypomnemata, that Mitchel kept for most of his adult life but that has not survived. Mather vividly describes Mitchel preaching from the pulpit: 'He would speak with such a Transcendent Majesty and Liveliness, that the People... would often Shake under his Dispensations, as if they had Heard the Sound of the Trumpets from the Burning Mountain' (Mather, Magnalia Christi, 4.174)' (ODNB). The collation is as per ESTC (and Harvard in particular) which notes that the title-page is A2; Sabin calls for 16 preliminary pages. 'Mitchi
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London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1677. Jonathan Mitchell, (Mitchil) A Discourse of the Glory to which God hath called believers by Jesus Christ. Delivered in some sermons out of the I Pet. 5 chap. 10 ver. Together with an annexed letter. Both, by that eminent and worthy minister of the Gospel, Mr Jonathan Mitchel, late pastor to the church at Cambridge in New-England. Printed for Nathaniel Ponder, 1677, FIRST EDITION, each part with a caption title, pp. [xiv], 263, 21, small 8vo, contemporary speckled calf, double blind fillets on both sides, spine richly gilt in compartment, red lettering piece, gilt edges, short crack at foot of upper joint, very good (Sabin 49655; ESTC R36603) Mitchel was born in Halifax, W. Yorks, but moved, aged 11, with his parents to New England to escape religious persecution. In his adult life of Massachusetts, both lay and religious. 'The main source of Mitchel's life is Cotton Mather's Ecclesiastes, or, The life of Mr Jonathan Mitchel', printed in Magnalia Christi Americana. Mather based his account in part on the Latin diary, Vitae hypomnemata, that Mitchel kept for most of his adult life but that has not survived. Mather vividly describes Mitchel preaching from the pulpit: 'He would speak with such a Transcendent Majesty and Liveliness, that the People... would often Shake under his Dispensations, as if they had Heard the Sound of the Trumpets from the Burning Mountain' (Mather, Magnalia Christi, 4.174)' (ODNB). The collation is as per ESTC (and Harvard in particular) which notes that the title-page is A2; Sabin calls for 16 preliminary pages. 'Mitchi
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